Lacolle, VL, Quebec (1871 census)
Lacolle, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,307. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138849373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.062°N, 73.434°W.
Population
In 1871, Lacolle, VL had a population of 3,307: 1,674 male and 1,633 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,689 |
| 1871 | 3,307 |
| 1881 | 2,879 |
| 1921 | 555 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lacolle, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,307 total population, 1,674 males, 1,633 females, 1,043 married persons, 590 families, 522 married females, 521 married males, 116 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 40 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,148 single persons under 18, 1,113 single males under 18, 1,035 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 563 inhabited houses, 563 occupied houses, 48 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 39,360 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC117001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092010_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138849373
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Lacolle, VL, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lacolle-vl-qc117001-1871/.